The National tribune., 1887-09-08
TIE ENCAMPMENT.
Notes Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Etc.
THE GRAND PARADE codRADE THINKS
TUESDAY TOO EARLY.


TIONAL TRIBUNE of Aug. p, says: The 21st
National Eneampment, GAR. will be held in.
st. Louis Sept. %, 20 and so, 15S7." A little
farther ON be says that the grand parade of the
Grand Army OF the Republic will occur on
Tuesday. the eth of September, at 10 o'clock
a. m. While we have no objection or DISPOSE
tion to interfere with the program, yet it seems
to many of the old boys that so soon in the
week as Tuesday, 10a. m, is about one day too
early for the grand parade FOR no other reason
than this, that not half of the GAR. boys and
Sons of Veterans who expect TO attend the Ma
tiOnal Encampment will have arrived.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the majority
Of the GAR Posts will not leave home before
Monday night or early Tuesday morning,
therefore will not arrive in ST. Louis before
Tuesday noon or eve. Sept q. 10 is safe TO say
that One-half or two-thirds Of all the visiting
comrades will arrive in ST. Louis after the ad-
veTtised parade TO occur On Tuesday 10 a. m.
1t seems to me the parade should be put OF one
day and not take place before Wednesday, Sept.
%, 10 a. m. An earlier date would not repre-
sent in the parade One-balf the visiting COM
rades. Those coming from the States Of Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and many ether
places, in order to arrive in time to participate
in the parade as advertised to Occur-l0 a. N.
Tuesday-wOuld need to start from home on
Sunday. We will be there all the same, but not
in time for the parade on Tuesday morning
n. PATTERSON, Co. ID, sd Ohio. Normal, III.
PILGRIMsTo LINCoLN's TOMB-THE ARRANGE-
MENTs FOR ENTERTAINING THE VETERANS
AT THE ILLINOIS CAPITAL.
On Thursday OF Encampment week excur-
sion trains will be run to Springfield, H., to
enable veterans TO make a pilgrimage TO Oak
Ridge Cemetery, where repOse the hOnOred re-
mains of Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr Presi-
ina Mill 70 in
the morning. and after five hours stay at the
Illinois Capital return to st. Louis in time for
the evening festivities.
The following program is promulgated by the
authorities at Springfield:
The Committee of Arrangements on Grand
Army Excursion to Springfield on the 29th Of
September has decided upon the following:
Luncheon Of coffee and sandwiches, etc, TO
be served upon arrival Of the visitors, either at
the monument or in the city, as may be deter
mined upon after further consideration.
The exercises az the monument will be had
at about p. m, and will be in briefas follows
Opening prayer.
Address OF welcome by Gov. OgIesby, Presi-
dent Of the Monument Association.
Response by some one whom viii be named
on behalf Of the visitors.
Doxology and benedictiOn.
The exercises to be interspersed with instru-
mental music.
The Mayor Of the city, Hon Charles E. Hay,
will preside. Gen. ]. w. Vance, Adjutant-
General Of the State. has been elected as Chief
Marshal LINCOLN DUBOIS, Chairman.
JOHN VI. ADAIR, Secretary.
ILLINOIS.
The comrades and their ladies, of ST. Clair
County, have formed battalion and engaged
band Of music. They are 20 meet at East st.
Louis and march across the bridge to ST. Louis.
-
Col. James A. Sexton. Commander Of the Hi
nois Camp. has issued Circular Order No. 3.
Il. The following comrades are detailed as
Aids-de- Camp, 10 be Obeyed and respected ac-
cOrdingly: A. ID. Reade, Batavia, Camp Quar-
termaster; @. +. MattesOn. Chicago, Camp COLl-
missary; John F. Glenn. HillsborO, Chief Aid.
de-Camp; Jasnes J. Healey, w. III. King, G.. W.
Smith, G. z. Koch, Z. ID. Wilder, b. T. Lee
| Aids.
80. Tuesday. Sept q. the Department Of ILL.,
nos will be divided into seven divisions and
will be commanded by the Past Department
Commanders in the Order Of their rank as fol-
lows: First Division, g. I. Gold, Posts to 100;
second division, f. ID. Swain, Posts 100 to 200
| third division, J. w. Burst, Posts 200 to 500
| fourth division, L. g. Lawler, Posts 600 e
| 400; fifth division, l.. II. Dickson, Posts SOC
| to 600; seventh division. F. - Post. Posts 6OC
and upwards, and all regimental organizations
present and unassigned organizations from CD
\ State of Illinois.
'.3. The Oldest Post present, headed by a band
i will head it's respective division, the Others
/ following into line in numerical order.
"A. Division Commanders will appoint theil
| own Adjutant General, and the Aids-de- Camp
| of the Department Commander will report fOl
| duty TO the Division Commander to which theiI
respective Posts are assigned.
"5. Comrades should take their blankets with
| them, or they can be rented or bought in Sc
Louis if sufficient notice is given the Local
/ committee Meals furnished at or near the camp
at % cents each.
80. Post organizations will be held accountable
for camp property used and occupied by them
/ Department Commander SweetZer announces
| in General Orders, No. 10: I" Department Head
quarters will leave Bloomington for st. LOUIS
/ at IL o'clock a. u. Monday, Sept. 26, by special
/ train over the Chicago & Alton Railroad. Dur
/ ing the National Eneampment the Department
/ Headquarters will be ut the Lindell Hotel, st
| Louis, rooms u and Is. Comrades James A.
Sexton, o. s. Grant Post. No. %, is appointed
| Chief Marshall of the Illinois Department in
the grand parade on the morning of Sept "a
LYON and Concordia Parks will be the camping
ground of the Illinois Posts. The uniform
| adopted is regulation blue suit, white straw hal
and cane. Wednesday, Sept %. at 9 o'clock
a. M, is designated for regimental Reunions al
/ Camp Lyon and COneordia Park, except in case:
| where time and place has already been fixed
The attention of Posts is called to the Gran
monument fund, and they are urged to makl
| contributions.
The following additional Pests have applied
| for tent accommodations Post No. 9, Chicago
40 men; 45, Galesburg, 10 men 103, Macomb
100; 100, South Chicago, 30 men 12S, Murphys
boro, 90 men; 166, Arlington, 10 men; 1S6
Oakland. 40 men; 218, Sumner, 20 men 265
| ThompsOnyile, 80 men 271, Charleston, Al
men; POI, Carbondale, 40 men; 800, Mansfield
20 men; 392, TaylorIille, so men; AIS, Griggs
Vile, 80 men; 497, Sorrento, 25 men 533, Cairo
40 men; 542, Camp Point. 80 men; SIS Graf
ton, 40 men; sos, Anna. so men; ST. Thebes
80 men; 500, Bath, 10 men; 613, Buffalo, 3
men; 633, StewardsOn, 90 men.
The Transportation Committee Of the GA
at Quincy desires to make arrangements d
transport the members of the GAR, Woman
Relief Corps and Sons Of Veterans of that cit
to st. Louis by barge and steamboat. They vii
take between 800 and 500 persons.
MINNESOTA.
The official train, leaving Department Head
quarters, will leave Minneapolis Sept. % at 33
D. M, arriving in Sc. Louis Monday mornin.
The route selected is the Minneapolis & 81
Louis Railway, via Albert Lea, Cedar Rapid.
Burlington and Quincy.
CALIFORNIA.
In letter TO Secretary Steger received re
| Gently Charles A. Dexter, special Aid de Cam
! for the Department Of California, says: &" Mat
tiers are working splendidly IN Southern Cal
fornia San Diego and County are now thor
oughly aroused and eagerly asking for informa
ton and quarters. They will bring their band
, | which has great local celebriw Lower Cal